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November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

Pandemic and Threat to Patient Protections Magnify the "Costs of Cancer"

... a cancer diagnosis is. As a leading cause of death and disease in our country, cancer already bears an enormous toll on the personal lives and health of patients and survivors as well as on our nation’s health care system. That’s before even taking into consideration the often-shocking financial burden that follows a diagnosis. The true costs of cancer ...

ACS CAN Wisconsin Volunteer Letter Published

Gallagher’s health care-related votes disappointing WRIGHTSTOWN - As a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, I am deeply disappointed with two of Rep. Mike Gallagher's recent votes. First, Rep. Gallagher voted for the American Health Care Act, despite having no score from the Congressional Budget Office and despite opposition from all the leading health-related nonprofit ...

Coming Soon: ACS CAN Surviving the System Lobby Day

... loved ones from across the country will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the ACS CAN "Surviving the System: Why Cancer Patients Need Health Care Reform NOW" Lobby Day. ACS CAN staff and the patients will take the message to Capitol Hill that cancer patients and survivors need health care reform now, not later, by sharing personal stories with their elected officials. Their stories personify the experiences of cancer ...

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Advocates Urge State Leaders to Expand Medicaid

... Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Due to the state legislature failing to pass Medicaid expansion this year, many of them will lack access to the health care they need to treat this disease. All Mississippians deserve access to high quality health care.  “Mississippians should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer by having access to quality ...

Important Message From John Seffrin

Message From John Seffrin   Meaningful health care reform is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Following decades in which the nation’s health care system has fallen further into decline, and after more than a year of debate in Congress, the effort to significantly improve our ...

Three Years Later, Full Implementation of Critical Patient Protections Just Months Away

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 22, 2013 Three years after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, people with cancer or at risk for developing the disease are just months away from a ban on pre-existing condition ... this Saturday marks the countdown to broad implementation of critical patient protections that will increase access to affordable, meaningful health care for people with cancer and other chronic diseases beginning in January 2014. Barriers to health care coverage have hindered progress in the fight to reduce death and suffering from cancer for far too long, said John R. Seffrin, PhD, ...

The Costs of Cancer Among Uninsured People

As a leading cause of death and disease in the United States (U.S), cancer takes a huge toll on the health of patients and survivors, and also has a tremendous impact on their finances. The costs of cancer do not impact all patients equally. Evidence consistently shows that certain factors – like race/ethnicity, health insurance status, income and where a person lives – impact cancer diagnosis, treatment, survival and financial hardship that people with ... and how to reduce these costs. People facing cancer and survivors who are uninsured – or don’t have health insurance – have high health care costs, poor access to care, poor cancer outcomes and experience a great amount of financial hardship. Overall, uninsured cancer survivors have ...

Bans on Lifetime and Annual Cost Caps Protect Cancer Patients

... lifetime and annual dollar value of benefits. [i] , [ii]   This ban is one of several important patient protections that must be part of any health care system that works for cancer patients. What Are Annual Limits? Prior to the current requirements in the health care law, health insurance plans could set a limit on the annual amount they would spend on an enrollee’s health benefits.  Once the ...

Crucial Legislation Would Improve Cancer Patients ' Quality of Life

... (R-Ala.) introduced legislation today that would improve the experience of cancer patients and their families by better coordinating their care and addressing the often debilitating symptoms of treatment.ξ The bill would put in place the building blocks necessary to make palliative ... bill would facilitate and expand federal research into palliative care; support training for nurses, nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals to effectively practice palliative care; and convene health professionals, patients, public and private payers and state and federal health officials for a national summit to develop tools and model ...

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